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Apr 13, 2007 · When Robert Altman made a movie of the novel Chandler considered his best, "The Long Goodbye," Marlowe, played by Elliott Gould, seemed at first glance almost unrecognizable as the character...
Sep 15, 2024 · 1 and 7 p.m. Sept. 21. Where: Virginia Theatre, 203 W. Park Ave., C. Tickets: $7. Box office: thevirginia.org or 217-356-9063. How far are you willing to go for a friend? Private detective Philip ...
Apr 15, 2024 · Robert Altman’s New Hollywood neo-noir “The Long Goodbye” has all the markings of old school film noir - a private eye, a femme fatale, a twisty crime-driven story, seedy characters, and so on.
Dec 3, 2021 · Aneil Karia’s chronicles Riz Ahmed’s confrontation with racism in the UK head on. It uses Ahmed’s music and his words to describe his anger, loneliness, and fears. It is a real contender for Live Action Short Film this season, and it has won prizes at BIFA, Palm Springs, and London Critics Circle.
The plot is fabulously generic, with a femme fatale (Nina van Pallandt), a mobster (Mark Rydell) and a missing case of cash. Sterling Hayden is typically intimidating as an alcoholic writer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger pops up in a wordless cameo as a mustachioed henchman.
Apr 23, 2006 · Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye” (1973) attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools: Whimsy, spontaneity and narrative perversity. He is always the most youthful of directors, and here he gives us the youngest of Philip Marlowes, the private eye as a Hardy boy.
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An ice-cold noir that retains Robert Altman's idiosyncratic sensibilities, The Long Goodbye ranks among the smartest and most satisfying Marlowe mysteries. Read Critics Reviews
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